Lakers Lounge

Anthony still needs to see what the offense looks like and, based on that, would reconfigure some of his lineups. If LeBron and Luka are going to operate together, sweet, let's maximize that. If not, then they (are likely screwed) need to optimize those staggered groups. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an offseason where Anthony has been telling people they don't always need to read all the way into stuff, LeBron and AD just did everything they could to force everyone to speculation as much as they want. The guys take a break from the lineup exercise to laugh at the situation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony has found himself thinking quite a bit lately about what Luka Doncic is capable of as a Laker. This got him to thinking: Can he crack the Lakers' Mt. Rushmore? What would that look like? Where does LeBron currently stand in this regard? He and Harrison talk about this and wander all around the notion of legacy in this iconic franchise. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison outline who they think belong on Mt. Lakemore, before diving into whether or not Luka can crack that list. They also laugh at how many teams 40-year-old LeBron would be the best player in the history of the franchise for. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are four Lakers players who belong on Mt. Lakemore. If Luka Doncic is going to make that exclusive list, he's going to have to knock one of them off. So, it's worth asking: Can anyone currently etched into that mountain actually be knocked off? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A live viewer wanted to know what Anthony and Harrison could say about the rumors currently swirling about what the Lakers could've done with Jarred Vanderbilt or Gabe Vincent, among others. Yes, technically, they could have traded those guys, but you wouldn't have liked the cost of doing so. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming off the conversation Anthony and Pete had Friday, listeners wanted more media/reporting talk. Anthony explains his method of reporting, the potential pitfalls and why he covers the team the way he does. On the basketball side, he discusses the offensive and defensive ceiling -- and how he thinks the team will fare on both sides. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony admits to the one story he was outright duped on this summer. Damn you, Brook Lopez. He explains why he reports the way he does but also understands why people may not like it if they see that reporting out of context. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OG listeners remember the original version of The Hook, which featured Aaron Larsuel. One of the questions today was about him, so Anthony offered up some good news. He also details a kind of transaction he thinks we'll see more of in this new CBA. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony listened to an LFR pod in which Pete and Darius discussed NBA coverage and specifically with the Lakers. Given the summer he's had, Anthony wanted to pick up on that conversation too. So they wander around the topic. How did we get here? Can this be fixed? Where is it going? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Pete look back at this summer and how they've taken it all in given the information they had in front of them. LeBron James was almost certainly not going anywhere. That didn't stop a weeks-long news cycle! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Pete discuss the way the NBA's tv partners have covered the league and why it wanted something other than what Turner was providing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony opened up his notebook on his way out to California last week and finally got around to narrating the piece. You won't find more detail on this summer than right here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony welcomes a friend of the show to talk Lakers and Clippers. Mirjam Swanson (SCNG) stops by to talk about the sale and compare the two teams' summers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With all the excitement of a typical NBA offseason, it seems most people have forgotten the biggest transaction of the summer. Anthony and Mirjam discuss the ramifications of the Lakers being sold. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fan reaction to a team's offseason offers a real look into the fabric of fanhood. Anthony and Mirjam explore this concept and explain why they think the Lakers had a (much?) better summer than the Clippers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony felt bad for missing so much time recently that he hopped on the stream and stayed until he answered every single question from the iTunes and Twitter mailbags, while also addressing comments from the live audience. A ton of ground is covered here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony promised the birthday girl an appearance on the show and it pays off quite well. Then, he dives into the iTunes mailbag to discuss the Lakers' facilities compared to the rest of the league and what purpose their expiring contracts will serve if they don't want longer-term money. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More people are starting to notice how people reacted to finding out Luka wants to win now compared to how they reacted when they found out LeBron wanted more help than he's gotten the last few years. Another listeners asked about the part of the organization responsible for drafting coming under more fire. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony had to be careful about this one. A listener wanted to know why the Clippers always seem to get positive press despite never accomplishing anything. This launches a discussion about access and what some teams have done to ensure the access they grant is for a purpose. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As was expected heading into the weekend, Luka Doncic inked his three-year max extension with the Lakers. It was the soonest he possibly could have. Anthony breaks down the deal, it's short-term impact, the long-term goal and the message it sends to the rest of the league. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Technically speaking, the Lakers have Luka Doncic at a pretty incredible discount. Anthony discusses what they'll need to do to maximize this opportunity. He also offers some context on why this happened so quickly. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony was asked about the picture LeBron snapped in front of a Clippers logo. He explained what was going on and how it used to be something he would laugh at with other superstars around the league. He then segues into a preview of the year of Giannis-LA. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Honestly we're just as shocked as you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daryl Morey went viral for giving his thoughts on the Lakers' 2019-20 championship and Anthony is sick of those takes (though for a pretty important update on Morey, check out the Lowdown). Anthony says those takes need to go away forever. In the second half of the show, he discusses Jonathan Kuminga and the rest of the league's restricted free agents, to see if there might be value for the Lakers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daryl Morey's quote about the Lakers' championship led to another avalanche of takes on the matter and Anthony is sick of it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally, Anthony was going to spend this whole episode on the Lakers and making a gamble on Jonathan Kuminga. Well seeing as that plan was derailed, he still dove into this subject but also touched on the other RFA's stuck in limbo. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony saw the viral LeBron workout video and wonders whether James might be more excited about this season than widely assumed. He discusses that, what a lighter LeBron would mean to the Lakers and then dives back into the mailbag to completely clear it out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony discusses a workout video from LeBron James and how he looks a little slimmer. If he did slim down, that could actually help the Lakers and help paint a picture of a collaborative offseason with him and Luka Doncic. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For whatever reason, listeners have become really interested in where Anthony gets his information from. So, to the extent he can, he offers a bit of an explanation -- which also featured an origin story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison have both seen the Luka Doncic interview and pictures and both want to personally thank Nico Harrison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're entering a dangerous stage, here, as Anthony is growing more optimistic by the day -- especially after seeing the transformation Luka Doncic has undertaken this summer. Harrison, for the sake of all Lakers fans everywhere, tries to talk Anthony down. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're going to want to stick around for the very end, where Harrison takes an opportunity to plug his work to give away free commercials and, in the process, may have ended his relationship with the show. Before that, the guys talk about their levels of optimism in this team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony dives into the various mailbags and finds some great questions that allowed him to riff on some interesting subject matter. LeBron took a picture with Nikola Jokic's agent. Does it matter? Luka Doncic's Jordon promotion tour is pretty well timed. How nervous should we be about the Lakers' coaching staff? All that and plenty more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony opens the mailbag and gives one of the weirdest analogies for the offseason that you'll ever find. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LeBron lit the internet on fire again, this time by appearing in a picture with Nikola Jokic's agent. Anthony talks about that situation, why he doesn't think LeBron is going anywhere and how he thinks it will all play out. He also talks about the state of media through the lens of this LeBron situation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Pete cover a ton of ground in this one. They start with a conversation about their careers' impacts on their Lakers fandom and whether they miss just being a fan. They then dive into this team's identity and how to build a rotation with that in mind. They discuss their confidence in JJ Redick, then wrap with some questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony took a very different approach to watching Fantastic Four and found it really improved his experience watching the movie. This leads him to a conversation with Pete about fandom and both of their careers, and whether they ever miss just being fans. From there, the dive into their conversation about the Lakers' identity and how to build a rotation around that. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony's brain is scarred forever by what he saw from JJ Redick in the postseason. He asks Pete to talk him off that ledge. They also wrap with a few questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony brings back Trevor Lane (LakersNation), who has quickly become a friend of the show. The guys talk about Luka Doncic's extension, which is looking likelier by the day. They go from there to the final couple moves they'd prefer the Lakers make and why they haven't yet. If this is the final roster, the guys talk about their expectations and the identity they think will fit best around Luka. They wrap with some questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More reports are surfacing that indicate Luka Doncic will not waste any time on signing his max extension with the Lakers. Anthony and Trevor discuss how we got here and if they were ever nervous that we might not have. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers' identity this season is obviously going to be Luka Doncic and everything that he brings to the table. But you still have to build something around him. That is the identity Anthony is curious about. He asks Trevor Lane about the approach he'd prefer between leaning towards offense with Gabe Vincent or defense with Jarred Vanderbilt. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison zoom out on this summer and try to figure out whether this was a successful offseason (if this is it). Anthony talks about his mortality. His kids join in the fun. Good times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison were in the middle of a point about LeBron wanting to win a championship with Bronny when, boom, in barged Myles. So, what other choice did Anthony have but to ask him and Avery what they've thought about this Lakers offseason if this is indeed it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Harrison are concerned that the Lakers aren't actually committing to the future or the now and, if not, it makes it basically impossible to maximize either. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony quickly discusses the two main topics from today's Lounge. He was going to talk rotations here too but it's too convoluted so he's holding off to have that conversation with a guest you'll probably like. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Considering it's a late-ish July pod episode after most of the Lakers' work seems to have been done, this was a packed episode. Anthony offers up the latest on what he's hearing, then discusses Luka's recruiting efforts. He then dives into some initial rotation thoughts and player combination rules and wraps up with some questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the introduction of the play-in tournament and the flattening of the lottery odds, NBA teams are approaching the offseason in a way that has severely limited the trade market -- to the Lakers' chagrin. Anthony explains what the Lakers are still trying to do and the hurdles they're struggling to clear. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony outlines the beginnings of a rotation, then dives into some rules he has for minutes and player combinations based on this current roster makeup. Then, he dives into some questions from the live audience. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony is pretty stoked to see Christian Koloko back with the Lakers in this capacity. He also watched a few clips of Chris Mañon and is excited about that addition, too. Then, in a surprise move, the Lakers waived Trey Jemison III. Anthony offers his semi-educated guess about who might get that third spot heading into camp. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices